WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement after penning a letter with Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Ranking Member Joni Ernst (R-IA) to Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman regarding the unexpected departure… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Taking on More Risk: Examining the SBA’s Changes to the 7(a) Lending Program Part II.” Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on the Small Business Administration’s changes to the 7(a) Loan… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) along with Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), and Economic Growth Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser (R-PA) issued the following statements after penning a letter to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Capital Access Associate Administrator Patrick Kelley… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following statement after penning a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman seeking information on the SBA’s actions on retrieving COVID-program fraudulent loans. “As the Small Business Administration (SBA) doled out an unprecedented… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a hearing titled “Office of Inspector General Reports to Congress on Investigations of SBA Programs.” Subcommittee Chairman Van Duyne issued the following statement after concluding today’s hearing. “Today’s hearing was an important step in our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) final rule changes to their flagship 7(a) lending program. “The SBA is moving forward with their proposal to make themselves the primary regulator of more 7(a) lenders while simultaneously reducing the underwriting standards for these government… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement after penning a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Guzman requesting information on the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program. “The Small Business Administration’s Community Navigator Pilot Program is yet another example of an unnecessary, duplicative federal program,” said… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Oversight of the Small Business Administration.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement after concluding today’s hearing. “As small businesses continue to weather high inflation, rising interest rates, broken supply chains, and prolonged labor shortage, the committee… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to end the collection on purchased Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or less. “The Small Business Administration’s decision raises fundamental questions about the proper stewardship of American… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) along with Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following statements regarding recent oversight efforts inquiring how the Biden Administration is cooperating with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA),… Read more »